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Friday, July 15, 2016

Technology Leadership Philosophy

I believe the core of educational
technology leadership is to inspire others to take risks and share the same
vision for using digital tools that will enable creativity and innovation to
flourish in all schools with all students.Tomorrow’s problems cannot be solved with solutions of the past times,
and students must be instructed with the technological tools ubiquitous to
their lifestyles.However, I cannot
achieve this alone without enlisting others to believe in this cause.Some ways to transform education is beginning
with delivering knowledge through learning management systems, collaborating
with experts and other professionals through Professional Learning Network
(PLN), and using technological devices that are prevalent to the students’
lifestyle. Classroom instruction has to
be representative of the world in which they are living in.

Student
achievement will have a different look that will impact the standards of
learning at the state and federal level.Assessments will be altered to encapsulate the intellectual abilities of
the students, measured by the creativity in problem solving and ingenuity of
ideas to change the ways in which we are living.Learning will be self-directed and highly motivated
through the use of digital classrooms and virtual learning communities, where
questions and answers can be addressed immediately by anyone other than me.

My
ultimate goal for educational technology with my students is to prepare them with
critical-thinking skills that will help them thrive in a vast telecommunication
world.My students will adapt quickly to
these evolving demands because of their extensive experiences with digital
literacy.Importantly, traditional
education will take on a new meaning with my students.

To
ensure this outcome, I will highly recommend professional development models that
will provide effective practices for implementing free learning management
systems like a Google Classroom where all assignments and assessments can be
individualized and managed, using a web-based grading system, and integrating
global learning communities for students to collaborate on solving real-world
problems.I am confident that a required
commitment for close monitoring of implementation, coaching on hardware
information and instructional practices, and developing assessments to measure
the quality use of digital tools will help transform learning for the students.

My
goal is to strive to be a meaningful technology leader in my classroom, place
of work, and community.I believe that one
does not need to know everything about technology before trying it.This wasn’t the case for accepting television,
phones, and radios.If education is about
serving the students, then technology must be the core of the educational
pedagogy.I am prepared to challenge the
status quo and reinvent new teaching pedagogies that will teach my students to
be effective and responsible digital citizens.